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Hi, I have Windows XP Pro X64. I checked Windows Task Manager and discovered that my computer is using "iexplore.exe *32" instead of *64. I get automatic updates so I'm sure that my computer is up-to-date. When is an X64 version expected to come out? -- Denise ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going.

When I start this particular WinXP Pro SP2 system I get a dialog box for logging on (User Name and Password) instead of the User Account Icons. There are two Users beside Guest and Administrator. How can I fix it so that the Icons appear instead of the dialog box. Thanks.

My version of frontpage 2000 was working fine, and all of a sudden it won't operate properly or allow me to open sites. I uninstalled and reinstalled and each time..at a certain point in the operation, it gives me the error message in my subject line.

I get an error message #80042301 when attempting backups. I have checked the registry for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex\Catalogs\System and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex\Catalogs\Web and all the settings are correct. the application log has a slew of errors, some are (source, event #) vss, 8193;Perflib,2002;vss,5013;vss,12291;ntbackup,8018;ntbackup,8019. I need to back-up my system but can't. I have just installed an external hard drive to do the back-up but that doesn't help. I have downloaded SP2 for WIN XP Pro but need to do a back-up before I can install. Any help would be appreci…

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Hey A chap at work told me that it doesn't matter how many cores a processor have, windowsXP wil use only 1 core Is this true? And how are Vista on this subject? Jeff

I have a 3 year old dell dimension 4700 pent 4 with 1 gig of ram and windows xp home edition. When I attempt to log off, it will take about 3 minutes after I click the turn off computer icon to get to the restart/turn off screen and an addition two minutes to acctually shut down. When I restart the next time some of the desktop icons will rearrainge themselves. Are these problems related or are they seperate issues. Can you help? JIMJ

After years of using my PC without this problem, I now find my Date and Time have changed and I'm unauthorized to correct it. At some point yesterday the date and time on my PC reverted to April '03 and when I went into Control Panel to change the Date/Time, I got the notice "You do not have the proper privilege level to change the system time". I'm pretty computer illiterate so if anyone can help me, I'll need "dummy" type instruction. Any and all help is appreciated.

Upon booting, computer asks to pick an operating system. It lists 2 seemingly identical versions of Windows XP. Its possible extra version installed while trying to "repair" original version. How can this be remedied? Any guidance will be appreciated. Thank you.

I have had this problem for about a week now. When I boot up my machine I get an error box... Microsoft Windows The system has recovered from a serious error. If I close this box the machine will reboot. If i push it off to the side and open files or internet it will stay open but sometimes I will get a surprise reboot. There is a file that is put in the temp directory but don't believe it gives any real information. I have noticed in my startup something that keeps showing up after this problem even when I delete it "Kernel Fault Check". Sometimes when I delete it my machine will work for a little while but eventually comes back and machine reboot…

Hi, When Windows starts up and you come to the screen that says Welcome. Here are normaly 3 names on my computer. But today there is none ?? In other words I cant log in to the computer??!! Anyone no how to get around this, and whay it apears.

Hi. I have the WXP Pro. edition and I am asking two questions. Firstly, the Floppy Disk drive had deleted itself from my computer and I am unable to enable this function. I have recently re-installed this WXP Pro. edition twice with the updates from the Microsoft Windows Update website. And, still I have no A drive. 1) Why is this so? 2) How do I enable this function? Thanks -- --

Given an IP address or computer name, how can I, from a Windows XP machine, find out the name of the currently or most recently logged on user, without having to jump through hoops or remote connect to their registry or something like that? I know that in Unix, there is the finger command... I'm looking for something like this. thanks -- Bill Tkach MSP, A+ visual{period}eyes{period}this{at}gmail{period}com

Hi, whenever i open My Computer or run the search function i get this error that says windows explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. This is wat it says in the error report AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2900.2180 ModName: ntdll.dll ModVer: 5.1.2600.2180 Offset: 000118d Is this problem due to the explorer.exe or ntdll.dll? Please help :)

Re: WinDVD.Exe- Application Error Hi, I got the same problem. I've found this error on 5 other forums and tried all their suggestions. I think though with a debugger you can find the file that has the problem loading and then reload a new copy of it or a good copy. Either from the windvd install cd or windows install cd. I have a suspicion that its a dll file. Here's a link to someone with the same error message but with the suggestion of the using a debugger. http://www.d-a-l.com/help/archive/index.php/t-22392.html I hope this helps its the best idea I got. I really wish windows would do this automically for you. Just reload the files that …

When installing Windows 98 SE using the original CD ROM, I get his message: Not enough space on D To install Win 98 on drive C, you need 21 mb of space on D. D has only 1.4 mb To take care of this problem, please remove some files from hard drive. Hard drive is drive C. How would that free up space on D? Actually, there is no drive D, unless it is some sort of virtual drive. When partitioning the hard drive, I put everything in C. In other words, i did not create two partitions on the hard drive. Is that not acceptable and causing the problem? Thanks Satish

I have put in a new Domain Controller (newDC) into our network but are having problems with the old Domain Controller (oldDC) replicating sysvol to newDC. The ultimate goal that I'm trying to achieve here is to be able to shut down oldDC and have newDC take over (eventually having oldDC only as a backup). As of right now, the issue lies when I shut down oldDC I start to run into problems with the active directory (such as not being able to edit any users info, it just hangs for a few seconds as if it's still trying to talk to oldDC). ---------------------- Event Viewer Logs: ---------------------- On newDC, I only get two errors (but I think the probl…

CURRENTLY HAVE PHOTOS WHICH I HAVE COPIED FROM CD TO HARD DRIVE IN IT'S OWN FOLDER HOWEVER WHEN EVER I OPEN IT IT TELLS ME THERE IS NO PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH FILE. PHOTOS WERE EDITED IN THE LEXMARK PROGRAM. CAN OPEN WHILE IN LEXMARK OR WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER HOWEVER WHEN I TRY TO OPEN IN THE FOLDER I CREATED IT DOES NOT WORK. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. -- PLEASE HELP !!!!!

I have a client that has a WINDOWS 98SE Laptop. He has been using the laptop for years to connect to a handful of XP Pro computers using the Win98 RD Client. Suddenly he is getting the message "The client could not connect to the remote computer ..." on about 50% of the computers he tries to connect to. These are computers that he was previously able to connect with. If I try to connect to these unreachable machines using an XP box I am able to make the connection. Nothing has changed on his end, and the connections are actually saved as shortcuts (I have tried re-creating them on the fly, but this didn't help). Has some windows update occurred on the remo…

Hi I have an ibm thinkpad x23, and shut it down about an hour ago. When I went to reboot , all the lights come on then they go off and only the light with the z in a circle stays on. The screen stays blank and the hard drive spins. Could I have deleated the bios when I added memory (shocked the motherboard?) Thanks for any help!

Hi All, This problem may seem simple, but please read the entire article before you respond since the problem is a little more complex than it might first appear. I have a dv8000z laptop. It came pre-installed with WindowsXP[sp2]. Being OEM, it came pre-activated. I have been using the machine for about 10 months with no problems or need to re-install. I have been playing with Linux for a couple of weeks and found that I can run VMPlayer under Linux. Now here is where it gets complicated. I created a VM that uses the EXISTING install of WindowsXP. This is important. I am NOT installing a second copy of WindowsXP. I start up the VM and everyth…

H Guys, brand new install, Server 2003 (x32). SO OK, I put together this nice new Windows Server 2003 (x32), join it to the domain, and enable TS. I then connect to it remotely as Administrator, all's well. So let's take the KB/mouse off and run her headless, move her into the server room. Apps are installed as Admin, all is well. Go for it guys, use it. 'The policy of this system does not allow you to logon interactively', HUH? Even though Terminal Services is installed the server is acting like 'Remote Desktop', 2 sessions and Admins only. I've just been in (remote) and removed the tick from the TS win component, used Petri notes to enable R…

How do you stop the 'Physical Memory Dump Complete' blue screen on start-up? Have to do a system restore when this happens. Thanks. Dell xp sp2 nvidea

Does anyone know what the shortcut to run the wireless wizard *.cpl in Win XP, Sp2? thanks

I have gone to Windows Explorer and Folder Options both and checked show hidden files, but I still can't see hidden files/folders in Windows Explorer. If I use a third party program like FreeCommander, I can see the hidden stuff just fine. Perplexed, Dan -- ---------- Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. ----------